Come on EV....I'm positively panting to read your response to Old Duffer. Five days plus should be enough, even for a non military person. I need to know where I've been going wrong for so many years and why my aircrew mates are such social incompetants.
Ref Ian16th's link concerning the drinking of beer, if that method were to be introduced at "At Home" functions there is the possibility that beer drinking would become more popular on such occasions.